Community Water System · PWS IN5225006
Rochester Water Department
Operator location Rochester, Indiana - larger served population (> 3,309) at 6,218 people served; 74 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 6,218
- People served (this PWS)
- 74
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 5
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Rochester Water Department standing, mid SDWIS violation third
6,218 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,642 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Rochester Water Department lands in the middle third by violation volume (74), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (6,218; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #6,642 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #137 of 788
- Population · IN
- 74
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,661
- County
- Fulton
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 5
- Monitoring Violations
- 63
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2013 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 2010 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Chlordane | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Endrin | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Atrazine | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| LASSO | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Endothall | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Diquat | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 1979 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Rochester Water Department has 74 recorded EPA violations, 66% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 33% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 74), and it ranks #6,642 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
74 Around the middle fewer violations than 33% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/5/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/5/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/5/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/5/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/5/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/5/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/5/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/5/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/5/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/7/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/7/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 2/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/7/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/7/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Rochester Water Department
EPA SDWIS lists 6,218 people served and 3,661 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch
Nationwide peers
74 violations · 6,218 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Rochester Water Department
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